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Bookish Talks to Marcia Clark, author of Killer Ambition, About the Trial Coverage in the Media

Bookish: Is it inevitable that extensive media coverage in a big trial will affect the case itself, or do you think it's possible for a court case to remain "pure" even though everybody's talking about it?
Marcia Clark: Impossible.
Bookish: Impossible?
Marcia Clark: I do think it's impossible. You have constant commentary, and everybody's being scrutinized; everybody's talking about it endlessly. And that kind of attention changes the way the lawyers act, it changes the way the witnesses act. Everybody's aware of the focus [on them]. So you can never say it has no impact.

Listen to a clip from the Killer Ambition audiobook, now out…



Listen to a clip from the Killer Ambition audiobook, now out from Marcia Clark.

Between the Lines with Marcia Clark, Author of Killer Ambition

Hartford Books Examiner: As a child, did you wear your literary lust loud and proud or were you a closet bibliophile?
Marcia Clark: I was a big reader from the first moment I was able to sound out "See Spot Run." The next thing I did was investigate what was making Spot run. I knew there was some nefarious crime afoot. :-)

Perfect summer reading for the price of an ice cream cone (ok,…



Perfect summer reading for the price of an ice cream cone (ok, maybe an ice cream cone with sprinkles): Guilt by Association, the first book in Marcia Clark’s legal thriller series, is currently priced at $2.99 (eBook only).

Buy it now from iBookstore | Kindle | Kobo | Nook | Sony

Killer Ambition, the third book in the series and “the best yet” (Publishers Weekly) goes on sale next Tuesday the 18th.

TNT Developing Shows Based on Nicholas Sparks, Marcia Clark, Ross McDonald Characters » Read the Screen

TNT Developing Shows Based on Nicholas Sparks, Marcia Clark, Ross McDonald Characters » Read the Screen:

Guilt by Association: Based on the debut novel by Marcia Clark, lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial, this project centers on Rachel Knight, a gutsy Deputy District Attorney in the Special Trials Unit of the D.A.’s office for L.A. County. She works closely with a tough-as-nails female LAPD detective named Bailey Keller and a stylish female prosecutor named Toni LaCollette, both of whom routinely crash at Rachel’s place.

Woo hoo! Read more about Guilt by Association.